# 照 — Illuminate

Frequency rank 714 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 環 (Loop), less common than 払 (Pay).

- On’yomi: しょう
- Kun’yomi: て
- Radical: 火 Fire (Kangxi 86)
- Frequency path: Level VI of XX

The sun on top combines with a knife and mouth, all above fire below -- the sun, sharpened by a knife-mouth lens, pours fire down to illuminate everything.

In words:

- 照る てる — to shine
- 照らす てらす — to shine on,to illuminate
- 照合 しょうごう — collation;comparison

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